روسپی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian روسپی (ruspi).

Noun

روسپی • (ruspi, rospi, rospu)

  1. prostitute, harlot, hooker, whore

Descendants
  • Turkish: orospu

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (lwspyk' /⁠rōspīg⁠/, “whore”), equivalent to رو (ru, “face”) + سپید (sapēd, “white, clear, bright”).

Noun
Dari روسپی
Iranian Persian
Tajik рӯспӣ, рӯсбӣ

روسپی • (ruspi) (plural روسپیان (ruspiyân) or روسپی‌ها (ruspi-hâ))

  1. prostitute, harlot, whore, courtesan

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: روسپی (ruspi, rospi, rospu)
  • → Armenian: օրոսփի (ōrospʻi)
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